Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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As preparations for the 2027 general elections gather momentum, a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, Dr. Jelili Amusan, has donated nine campaign buses to the state chapter of the Tinubu National Think-Tank (TNT) to support the re-election campaign of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The donation was announced on Sunday…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described Madam Lucia Onabanjo, the late wife of Ogun State’s first civilian governor, Chief Olabisi Onabanjo, as a devoted teacher who served the public selflessly. In a condolence message released on Wednesday by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo said her impact could be seen in the many…
Seventeen months after the Ogun State Government announced plans to relocate the Kara Cattle Market along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway because of environmental and sanitation concerns, investigations by PUNCH Metro show that the market is still fully operational, with open defecation continuing along the road median. When PUNCH Metro reporters visited the market and surrounding areas…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has called on residents to remain vigilant and united during the Christmas season. The governor made the appeal on Sunday at the Christmas Carol and Service of Nine Lessons organised by the state government at the Arcade Ground, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Abiodun said Christmas goes beyond the open declaration of faith…
The Ogun State Police Command has announced a shooting range exercise for its officers scheduled to hold on Tuesday at the 35 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Alamala, Abeokuta. In a statement issued on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, said the exercise is part of the command’s ongoing training programme…
A member of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tolu Bankole, has described Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun as the best leader the state has ever produced. Bankole said the Abiodun administration has transformed Ogun into Nigeria’s industrial hub through visionary policies, fiscal discipline and a calm, inclusive approach to governance.…
The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, has reaffirmed the Fund’s commitment to partnering the Ogun State Government to intensify sensitization on the federal government’s students’ loan scheme. Sawyerr stated this while speaking with newsmen after a courtesy visit to Governor Dapo Abiodun at his…
A faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by the chairman, Alhaji Taminu Turaki, on Saturday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, over matters believed to be connected to the 2027 general elections. Turaki and his entourage who stormed Obasanjo’s residence on Saturday about 11:40am entered a closed door meeting with…
Two people were killed on Saturday when a bus driving against oncoming traffic crashed into a truck along the Ososa stretch of the Sagamu–Benin Expressway. Speaking by phone on Sunday, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident. He said 21 people were involved in the collision,…
The Ogun State Government has appealed to traditional rulers and community leaders to support initiatives aimed at improving financial inclusion and economic empowerment for women across the state. Mrs. Bolanle Fadairo, Project Coordinator for the Nigeria for Women Programme Scale-Up (NFWP-SU), made the call on Tuesday during a sensitisation and mobilisation tour of Ado-Odo/Ota Local…
